pagoda tree

pagoda tree

n (Plants) a Chinese leguminous tree, Sophora japonica, with ornamental white flowers and dark green foliage

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pagoda tree - tall sparingly branched conical tree having large fragrant yellow flowers with white centersPlumeria alba, West Indian jasminefrangipani, frangipanni - any of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria having milky sap and showy fragrant funnel-shaped variously colored flowers
	2.	pagoda tree - frangipani of India having an erect habit and conical form; grown in temple gardensPlumeria acutifolia, temple treefrangipani, frangipanni - any of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria having milky sap and showy fragrant funnel-shaped variously colored flowers